Partner Search Tool

The URBACT call for Action Networks is open between 17 March and 17 June 2026.

Submit your project idea in the Partner Search Tool to find partners for your application for an Action Network or express your interest in projects by other cities!

Do you want to submit your project proposal and find partners?

  • As a new URBACT website user, you need to:
     
    • create a new account and tick the option "I request the Partner Search Tool user role, to publish Project ideas" 
    • the URBACT Secretariat will review your request and grant you this role shortly
    • once you have received the e-mail notification that the role had been granted, you can log in to your account and proceed with submitting your project idea by clicking on "Create a Project Idea" on the top left of your screen
       
  • As a current URBACT beneficiary with a "Network Manager" account on the website:
     
    • in this case you only need to log in to your account and go to "Content -> Add content -> Project idea" 
       

Do you want to express your interest in an existing project idea?

  • In this case, you DO NOT need to create a user account. You need to simply click on "Send your expression of interest" on the page of the project idea you are interested in, and fill in the contact form.
     


Find out all about the URBACT call for Action Networks at: urbact.eu/get-involved. 

N.B. Project ideas that are showcased here are solely the responsibility of cities. URBACT is not accountable for their relevance or the quality of their content.

Project name CITY INSTITUTION TOPICS COUNTRY ONE LINER ON POLICY CHALLENGE MORE INFOS
Digital Health for Active Ageing Communities Intermunicipal Community Viseu Dão Lafões Viseu Dão Lafões Intermunicipal Community Health, Participation, Research and innovation, Small and medium-sized cities, Urban-rural Portugal How can cities respond to population ageing through digital health and care solutions that strengthen autonomy, inclusion, and wellbeing in later life?
Access4All Small Towns Alpiarça Municipality Digital transition, Mobility, Participation, Small and medium-sized cities Portugal How can small and dispersed municipalities improve access to services and community life for residents with lower mobility and higher risk of social isolation?
NEB-STEAM LABS Action Network Viana do Castelo Municipality of Viana do Castelo Digital transition, Education, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Participation, Research and innovation Portugal How can European cities achieve integrated implementation models that effectively connect innovation, sustainability, education and the creative economy, at a local level?
SOUNDS IN HERITAGE Porto AMP - Área Metropolitana do Porto Culture & Heritage, Participation, Public space Portugal Metropolitan Cultural Heritage-based Music Programme
Babel Universal Classroom ÓBIDOS Óbidos Municipality Digital transition, Education, Gender equality, Jobs and skills, Migrants, Minorities, Youth Portugal Eliminate the language barrier in real time in the classroom, enabling all pupils to follow the content in their own language
URBAN SPORT LAB Porto AMP - Área Metropolitana do Porto Disadvantaged neighbourhoods, Participation, Public space, Urban design Portugal Designing Cities that Move with Us
Water Sensitive Territories Coimbra Region Intermunicipal Community of Coimbra Region Portugal Translating the Water Sensitive Cities approach into concrete local actions by testing small-scale solutions that enhance urban resilience to challenges such as droughts, flooding, and climate change.
InHabit: Integrated Housing Environments Alcanena Municipality of Alcanena Housing, Public space, Urban design, Urban nature Portugal How can cities shape housing environments in which buildings, public space, nature and community life work as one integrated system?
InHabit: Integrated Housing Environments Alcanena Municipality of Alcanena Housing, Public space, Urban design, Urban nature Portugal How can cities shape housing environments in which buildings, public space, nature and community life work as one integrated system?